Republic of the Philippines

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

HADJI DATU SAIDONA PENDATUN FOUNDATION COLLEEGE, Inc.
Pob. Badak, Gen. Salipada K. Pendatun, Maguindanao

Name: _______________________________________ Score: _________

ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING – Professional Subjects
Instruction: Read and ponder the questions below. Encircle the letter only.

1. Can paper-and-pencil tests diagnose students’ ability to organize thoughts?

A. Yes, by way of the essay test.
B. No, unless the multiple-choice type of tests is made situational
C. Yes, by way of the selected response type of test.
D. No, they are limited only to simple recall.

2. Which of the most reliable tool for seeing the development in your pupil’s ability to write?
A. Interview of pupils
B. Portfolio assessment
C. Scoring rubrics
D. Self-assessment

3. I'd like to test whether a student knows what a particular word means. Which should I ask the student to do?
A. Define the word
B. Give the etymology of the word
C. Give the word a tune sings it
D. Spell the word and identify its part of speech

4. Here is a test item: DISTANT: NEAR, as GENUINE: _________. This test is a /an
A. Analogy B. Completion C. Metaphor D. Riddle

5. Teachers are encouraged to make use of authentic assessment. Which goes with authentic assessment?
A. Answering multiple choice test items
B. Del contextualized drill
C. Real world application of lessons learned
D. Unrealistic performances

6. To ensure mastery of a cognitive lesson, which assessment tool is most appropriate?

A. Essay test
B. Objective test
C. Pre-test and post-test
D. Summative test

7. "State a set of principles that can explain the following items" is a yes item on _____
A. Generalizing
B. Relating cause and effect
C. Predicting
D. Summarizing

8. The results of National Achievement Test (NAT) are interpreted against a set of mastery level. This means
that NAT is categorized as / an _____ test.
I. Criterion-referenced
II. Norm-referenced
A. I only C. II only
B. Either I or II D. Neither I or II

9. The ff. Are used in writing performance objectives, except

A. Comprehend C. Diagram
B. Delineate D. Integrate

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10. In mastery learning, the definition of an acceptable standard of performance is called ____
A. Behavior C. Criterion measure
B. Condition D. SMART

11. As a teacher, what do you do engage yourself in major task analysis?

A. Test if learning reached higher level of thinking skills.
B. Breakdown a complex task into sub-skills
C. Determine the level of thinking involved
D. Revise lesson objectives

12. Teacher G's lesson objective has something to do with the skills of synthesizing. Which behavioral term is
most appropriate?
A. Appraise C. Test
B. Assess D. Theorize

13. Which are direct measures of competencies?

A. Personality tests C. Paper-and-pencil tests
B. Performance tests D. Standardized tests

14. Why should a teacher NOT use direct instruction all the time?
A. It requires much time
B. It requires use of supplementary materials
C. It reduces student engagement in learning
D. It is generally effective only in the teaching of concepts and abstractions.

15.The following terms refer to performance objectives except _____ objectives.

A. Behavioral C. Lesson
B. Learners D. Teachers

16. " using the six descriptions of elements of a good story, IDENTIFY IN WRITING THE SIX ELEMENTS
IN THE SHORT STORY BY O. HENRY, with complete accuracy." The words in capital letters are referred to
as the ____
A. Criterion of success C. Minimum acceptable performance
B. Condition D. Performance statement

17. If teacher is concerned with the development of student's higher-order-thinking skills, then his lesson
objectives must go beyond______.
A. Analysis C. Comprehension
B. Application D. Recall

18.The following terms refer to the alternative names for Authentic Assessment except
A. Alternative Assessment C. Performance Assessment
B. Direct Assessment D. Conventional Assessment

19.This type of rubrics that estimates the overall quality of a performance by assigning a single numerical
value to represent a specific category of accomplishment
A. Analytic rubrics C. Holistic rubrics
B. Checklists D. Combining scoring systems

20.Which of the following does not serve as organizer in the preparation of a portfolio?
A. Envelope C. Objective test
B. Clear book D. Album

21. Which is NOT a provision for the development of each learner in a good curriculum?
a. Extensive arrangements are made for the educational diagnosis of individual learners.
b. Self-directed, independent study is encouraged wherever possible and advisable.
c. Self-motivation and self-evaluation are stimulated and emphasized throughout the learning opportunities of
the school.
d. The program provides a wide range of opportunities for individuals with same abilities, needs and interests.

22. Teacher Lily would like to take part in developing a subject-centered curriculum because she believes that
all subjects in this type of curriculum are geared towards the holistic development of the learner. Is her belief
about the subject-centered curriculum true?
a. Yes, because the subject-centered curriculum focuses on the learners needs, interests and abilities.

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b. No, because it is the experience-centered curriculum that emphasizes the teaching of facts and knowledge
for future use.
c. Yes, because the subject-centered curriculum involves cooperative control.
d. No, because it is the experience centered and not the subject-centered curriculum that emphasizes
integration of habits and skills in learning the knowledge component of subject areas.

23. In the elementary level, English literature and Social studies relate well. While history is being studied,
different literary pieces during the historical period is being studied as well. What curriculum design is shown
here?
a. Separate subject design c. Discipline design
b. Correlation design d. Broad field design

24. This phase of curriculum development involves decisions, among other things, on grade placement and
sequencing of content. Which phase is this?
a. Curriculum planning c. Curriculum organization
b. Curriculum evaluation d. Curriculum implementation

25. One example of this design of subject-centered curriculum is that which shows social studies being
combined with geography, civics, culture and history to comprises subject area. Which design is this?
a. Correlated c. Separate Subject
b. Broadfields d. Core

26. Ms. Ortiz, as Science teacher tries to enrich the content of her lesson by identifying related concepts in
Math. What pattern of organizing subjects did Ms. Ortiz consider?
a. Broadfield c. Core
b. Correlated d. Separate Subject

27. Which design is easy to deliver because complementary books and materials are commercially available?
a. Experience centered design c. Process design
b. Problem design d. Subject centered design

28. What refers to the matching between curriculum and test to be used to assess the learners?
a. Alignment c. Articulation
b. Auditing d. Delivery

29. Ms. Mateo, a History teacher considers the element of time in arranging content of her lessons in World
History. What way of establishing sequence is given emphasis by Ms. Mateo?
a. Simple to complex c. Concrete to abstract
b. Part to whole d. Chronological
30. Mr. Rivera, a new teacher believes that education is a process of development and is life itself; therefore,
experience related to the child's need and interest should be given primary consideration. What educational
philosophy is being exhibited by Mr. Rivera?
a. Idealism c. Progressivism
b. Reconstructionism d. Realism

31. A stakeholder in curriculum development, Mr. Cruz, a district supervisor and a member of the school board
has one of the following primary roles.
a. Support and participate in parent-school organization activities.
b. Authorize school expenditures for curriculum development, implementation and evaluation
c. Enact legislation to effect curriculum improvement.
d. Recommend changes in curriculum.

32. The schools in the first District plan to adopt the reading program used in the third district. What level of
curriculum improvement is used?
a. Variation c. Substitution
b. Value orientation d. Restructuring

33. Mr. Bernardo, a curriculum consultant on Economics insists that in selecting the curriculum content, it is
better that throughout the high school years, economic geography concepts be used to recur and be repeated
with depth for effective learning. What criterion in content selection is shown here?
a. Validity c. Significance
b. Continuity d. Learnability

34. The Filipino learners envisioned by the Department of Education (DepEd) in the light of K-12 Curriculum
is
a. Technologically literate or logistically developed Filipino
b. Functionally literate or logistically developed Filipino
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c. Scientifically Advanced and Values Oriented Filipino
d. National Oriented and Internationally Competitive Filipinos

35. Who among the teachers described below is doing assessment?

a. Mrs. Bautista who is administering a test to her students.
b. Mr. Ferrer who is counting the scores obtained by the students in his test.
c. Ms. Leyva who is computing the final grade of the students after completing all their requirements.
d. Prof. Cuevas who is planning for a remedial instruction after knowing that students perform poorly in her
test

36. Mr. Fernandez is judging the accuracy of these statements. Which statements will he consider as correct?
I. Test is a tool to measure a trait.
II. Measurement is the process of qualifying a given trait.
III. Assessment is the gathering of quantitative and qualitative data.
IV. Evaluation is the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data for decision making
A. I and II only c. I, II, and III
b. III and IV only d. I, III and IV

37. If I have to use the most authentic method of assessment, which of these procedures should I consider?
a. Traditional Test c. Written Test
b. Performance-based Assessment d. Objective Assessment

38. After doing the exercise on verbs, Ms. Borillo gave a short quiz to find out how well students have
understood the lesson. What type of assessment was done?
a. Summative Assessment c. Diagnostic Assessment
b. Formative Assessment d. Placement Assessment

39. Who among the teachers below performed a diagnostic assessment?

a. Ms. Santos who asked questions when the discussion was going on to know who among h er students
understood what she was trying to emphasize.
b. Mr. Colubong who gave a short quiz after discussing thoroughly the lesson to determine the programs of
learning.
c. Ms. Ventura who gave 10-item test to find out the specific lessons which the students failed to understand.
d. Mrs. Lopez who administered a readiness test to the incoming grade one pupils.

40. You are assessing for learning. Which of these will you likely do?
a. Giving grades to students
b. Reporting to parents the performance of their child.
c. Recommending new policies in grading students.
d. Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of students.

41. Ms. Saplan is planning to do an assessment of learning. Which of these should she include in her plan
considering her purpose for assessment?
a. How to give immediate feedback to student’s strengths and weaknesses
b. How to determine the area of interest of learners
c. How to certify student’s achievement
d. How to design one’s instruction

42. You targeted that after instruction, your students should be able to show their ability to solve problems
with speed and accuracy. You then designed a tool to measure this ability. What principle of assessment did
you consider in this situation?
a. Assessment should be based on clear and appropriate learning targets or objectives.
b. Assessment should have a positive consequence on student’s learning
c. Assessment should be reliable.
d. Assessment should be fair.

43. Ms. Ortega tasked her students to show how to play basketball. What learning target is she assessing?
a. Knowledge c. Skills
b. Reasoning d. Products

44. Mr. Ravelas made an essay test for the objective “Identify the planets in the solar system”. Was the
assessment method used the most appropriate for the given objective? Why?
a. Yes, because essay test is easier to construct than objective test.
b. Yes, because essay test can measure any type of objective.
c. No, he should have conducted oral questioning.
d. No, he should have prepared an objective test.

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45. Mr. Cidro wants to test students’ knowledge of the different places in the Philippines, their capital and their
products and so he gave his students an essay test. If you were the teacher, will you do the same?
a. No, the giving of an objective test is more appropriate than the use of essay.
b. No, such method of assessment is inappropriate because essay is difficult.
c. Yes, essay test could measure more than what other tests could measure.
d. Yes, essay test is the best in measuring any type of knowledge.

46. What type of validity does the Pre-board examination possess if its results can explain how the students
will likely perform in their licensure examination?
a. Concurrent c. Construct
b. Predictive d. Content
47. Ms. Aviz wants to determine if the students’ scores in their Final Test is reliable. However, she has only
one set of test and her students are already on vacation. What test of reliability can she employ?
a. Test-Retest c. Equivalent Forms
b. Kuder Richardson Method d. Test-Retest with Equivalent Forms
Refer to this case in answering items 48-49
Two teachers of the same grade level have set the following objectives for the day’s lesson. At the end of the
period, the students should be able to:
a. Construct bar graph, and
b. Interpret bar graphs
To assess the attainment of the objectives, Teacher A required the students to construct a bar graph for the
given set of data then she asked them to interpret this using a set of questions as guide. Teacher B presented a
bar graph then asked them to interpret this using also a set of guide questions.

48. Whose practice is acceptable based on the principles of assessment?

a. Teacher A c. Both Teacher A and B
b. Teacher B d. Neither Teacher A nor Teacher B

49. Which is true about the given case?

a. Objective A matched with performance-based assessment while B can be assessed using the traditional pen-
and-paper objective test.
b. Objective A matched with traditional assessment while B can be assessed using a performance-based
method.
c. Both objective A and B matched with performance-based assessment.
d. Both objective A and B matched with traditional assessment.

50. In the context of the Theory of Multiple Intelligence, which is a weakness of the paper-pencil test?
a. It puts non-linguistically intelligent at a c. It utilizes so much time.
disadvantage. d. It lacks reliability.
b. It is not easy to administer.

51. Mr. Umayam is doing a performance-based assessment for the day’s lesson. Which of the following will
most likely happen?
a. Students are evaluated in one sitting.
b. Students do an actual demonstration of their skill.
c. Students are evaluated in the most objective manner.
d. Students are evaluated based on varied evidences of learning

52. Ms. del Rosario rated her students in terms of appropriate and effective use of some laboratory equipment
and measurement tools and the students ability to follow the specified procedures. What mode of assessment
should Miss del Rosario use?
a. Portfolio Assessment c. Traditional Assessment
b. Journal Assessment d. Performance-based Assessment

53. Mrs. Hilario presented the lesson on baking through a group activity so that the students will not just learn
how to bake but also develop their interpersonal skills. How should this lesson be assessed?
I. She should give the students an essay test explaining how they baked the cake.
II. The students should be graded on the quality of their baked cake using a rubric.
III. The students in a group should rate the members based on their ability to cooperate in their group activity.
IV. She should observe how the pupils perform their tasks.
a. I, II, and III only c. I, II and IV only
b. I, III, and IV only d. I, II, III, and IV

54. If a teacher has set objectives in all domains or learning targets and which could be assessed using a single
performance task, what criterion in selecting a task should she consider?
a. Generalizability c. Multiple Foci
b. Fairness d. Teachability
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55. Which term refers to the collection of students’ products and accomplishments in a given period for
evaluation purposes?
a. Diary c. Anecdotal record
b. Portfolio d. Observation report

56. Mrs. Catalan allowed the students to develop their own portfolio in their own style as long as they show all
the non-negotiable evidences of learning. What principle in portfolio assessment explains this practice?
a. Content Principle c. Equity Principle
b. Learning Principle d. Product Principle

57. How should the following steps in portfolio assessment be arranged logically?
I. Set targets
II. Select evidences
III. Collect evidences
IV. Rate Collection
V. Reflect on Evidences

a. I, II, III, IV, V c. I, II, III, V, IV

b. I, III, II, V, IV d. I, III, V, II, I

58. Which could be seen in a rubric?

I. Objective in a high level of cognitive behavior
II. Multiple criteria in assessing learning
III. Quantitative descriptions of the quality of work
IV. Qualitative descriptions of the quality of work
a. I and II only c. I, II and III
b. II, III and IV only d. I, II, III and IV

59. The pupils are to be judged individually on their mastery of the singing of the national anthem so their
teacher let them sing individually. What should the teacher use in rating the performance of the pupils
considering the fact that the teacher has only one period to spend in evaluating her 20 pupils?
a. Analytic c. Either holistic or analytic
b. Holistic d. Both holistic and analytic

60. Mrs. Pua is judging the worth of the project of the students in her Science class based on a set of criteria.
What process describes what she is doing?
a. Testing
b. Measuring
c. Evaluating
d. Assessing

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